Mattie Lou Cavender

Brief Life History of Mattie Lou

When Mattie Lou Cavender was born on 14 September 1872, in Page, Iowa, United States, her father, Jonathan D. Cavender, was 39 and her mother, Pauline Bruner, was 37. She married Lewis Elmer Miller on 4 May 1898, in Clarinda, Page, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Mason Township, Taylor, Iowa, United States in 1880 and Tryon, McPherson, Nebraska, United States in 1910. She died on 18 January 1963, in Fort Morgan, Morgan, Colorado, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Fort Morgan, Morgan, Colorado, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lewis Elmer Miller
1867–1936
Mattie Lou Cavender
1872–1963
Marriage: 4 May 1898
Infant Son Miller
1900–1900
Elmer Dean Miller
1901–1971
Alton Glenn Miller
1904–1944
John Herbert Miller
1913–1987
Emma Irene Miller
1916–1999

Sources (16)

  • Mattie Cavender in household of Palina Cavender, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Mattie L Cavender, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
  • Mattie Lou Cavender Miller, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1889

Historical Boundaries: 1889: McPherson, Nebraska, United States

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

English: most probably a nickname from an Anglo-Norman French equivalent of French chavender ‘chub’ (the fish).

English (of Irish origin): Anglicized form of Kavanagh (and its variants, including Cavenagh) or Cavanna . Compare Cavinder .

History: Hugh Cavenagh (died c. 1709) came from Bristol in England to Westmoreland County, VA, in 1658 as an indentured servant for a five-year period to a Mr. Wills. His descendants spell their name mainly Cavender and Cavinder.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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